Shoe-cleaning device.



R. A. SCHULTZ.

SHOE CLEANING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31, 1911.

Patented July 23, 1912.

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RICHARD A. SCHULTZ, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO VICTOR M. GRAB, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHOE-CLEANING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD A. SCHULTZ, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Shoe-Cleaning Devices, of which the following is a complete specification.

The main objects of this invention are to provide an improved shoe cleaning device by means of which the shoes may be quickly and thoroughly cleaned while on the wearers feet; to provide a shoe cleaning device of rigid but simple construction adapted to simultaneously clean the soles and sides of the shoes; and to provide a device in which the side cleaning members are adjustably mounted to compensate for wear.

A specific embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the shoe cleaning device embodied in this invention. Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33 of Fig. 1.

In the construction shown the end pieces 1 and 2 are formed of angle bars, the flanges 3 of which are adapted to be secured to a suit-able foundation, such for instance, as the steps or porch providing the approach to a house. The other flanges 4, of said end pieces, extend upwardly from the flanges 3 in parallel relation to each other and are connected together by rods 5 which are rigidly secured therein. Each rod 5 carries a sleeve 6 which abuts against the inner face of the flanges 4 and the ends of the rods are headed over on the outer faces of said flanges. The flanges 4 of said end pieces provide end scraping devices or blades, and rigidly secured on the sleeves 6 at proper distances apart are the intermediate scraping blades 7 which extend parallel to the flanges 4 and have their upper edges practically on a level with the upper edges of said. flanges or blades 4. Mounted at the ends of said blades and projecting above the same Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 31, 1911.

Patented July 23, 1912.

Serial No. 641,595.

are the brushes or wiping devices 8 and 9 which are adjust-ably mounted on said sleeves 6 to permit them to be set at varying distances apart for the shoe to pass therebetween when it is passing over said blades. Each brush is provided with two resilient arms, .those of the brush 8 being indicated by 10 and those of the brush 9 being indicated by 11. In the preferred form said arms extend downwardly from the brush head then inwardly and upwardly at the ends of the blades to form a U shaped resilient portion, and the ends of said arms extend transversely of the rods 5, with those of one brush overlapping those of the other brush. Beneath said ends, between the rods 5, is a clamping plate 12, which has its ends bent to engage beneath the rods. The clamping plate and the lower arm are provided with registering slots 13, and set screws 14 extend through said slots and have threaded engagement in the upper arms. When said screws are loosened the brushes may be adjusted to and from each other, and when the screws are tightened the brushes are held in adjusted position, but the U shaped portions of the arms 10 and 11 permit the brushes to spring apart.

The operation of the construction shown is as follows: The device is fastened to its support in such position that the sole of the shoe can be drawn by the wearer over the blades to scrape the dirt from its bottom surfaces. As the shoe passes over the blades the brushes wipe the sides of the shoe and the edges of the sole. Should the shoe be wide the U shaped portions of the brush arms permit the brushes to spring back sufficiently to let the shoe pass. When the brushes become worn they can be adjusted closer together by means of the connections between the arms.

WVhile but one specific embodiment of the invention has been herein shown and described, it will be understood that many details of the construction shown may be varied or omitted without departing from the scope of the claim.

I claim: In Witness whereof I have hereunto sub- A shoe cleaning dev1ee,compr1s1ng a pluserlbed my name 1n the presence or two rallty of blades, rods connectmg said blades wltnesses.

together, brushes positioned at the ends of RICHARD A. SCHULTZ. 5 the blades, overlapping resilient arms on Witnesses:

said brushes, and means adjustably con- JOSEPH DANZIGER,

necting said arms to the rods. GEO. A. RU'H-Is.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents eaeh, of addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, 1).: C. 

